4.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.2
Overview
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Overview
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his friends come up with a great fund-raising idea – throwing parties. However, when the college magazine finds out and reporter Gwen is sent to do a story on Van Wilder, things get a little complicated.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a romantic comedy centered on individual growth and finding one's unique path, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology or societal structures.
The movie includes visible diversity within its supporting cast, notably with a prominent character portrayed by an actor of color. However, it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does its narrative critically portray traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features a transsexual character, Gwen, whose identity is used as a punchline. Her revelation during a date elicits shock and disgust from her male date, Taj, played for comedic effect. The portrayal relies on harmful stereotypes, presenting trans identity as a source of mockery without any counterbalancing positive elements or critique.
The film "Van Wilder" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and typical college comedy tropes, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal within its storyline or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Van Wilder is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Van Wilder is an original film from 2002, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters had an established race prior to this film's creation, meaning no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.0
Critic Ratings
1.8
2.6
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